#1647: Gish Jen’s “The Resisters” | The Book Show

February 11, 2020 00:30:00
#1647: Gish Jen’s “The Resisters” | The Book Show
The Book Show
#1647: Gish Jen’s “The Resisters” | The Book Show

Feb 11 2020 | 00:30:00

/

Show Notes

In Gish Jen’s latest “The Resisters,” we meet Gwen who has a Golden Arm and finds herself happily playing in an underground baseball league in her teens. It is also the story of one family struggling to maintain its humanity and normalcy in circumstances that threaten their every value as well as their very existence.

Other Episodes

Episode 0

October 18, 2022 00:27:17
Episode Cover

1787 - Andrea Barrett - Natural History: Stories | The Book Show

Andrea Barrett, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, is the author of the new book Natural History: Stories - a collection of interconnected stories that complete...

Listen

Episode

December 09, 2025 00:27:27
Episode Cover

The Book Show | Susan Orlean - Joyride

Listen

Episode

May 27, 2020 00:27:30
Episode Cover

#1662: Lawrence Wright “The End Of October” | The Book Show

On this week’s Book Show, Lawrence Wright discusses his new thriller: The End of October. Wright is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, screenwriter, staff writer...

Listen